Fire Careers
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Here are things you can do now to navigate retiring from the fire department and end-of-career change
The What Firefighters Want survey reveals firefighters’ perceptions of key factors like leading by example and staying connected to line personnel
Many new chiefs and fire officers struggle to find the right balance between micromanaging and letting go
The chief shares his personal 9/11 story, plus the measures employed to reduce LODDs and the support systems that helped in the aftermath
Thomas Swartz was fired for allegedly making judgmental comments regarding drug use to an 18-year-old and the patient’s mother
Police reform prompts further discussion of how fire and EMS should handle behavioral health crises
We must ask key questions to determine where we are going wrong in communicating firefighter job expectations
How to manage firehouse negativity and learn to redirect our own bad behavior
Knowing how to intervene when a firefighter is going off the rails could save their career and protect the department’s reputation
Chief Michael J. Lavoie: “I’m going to miss the job. It has been an honor and it has been extremely humbling to serve as fire chief.”
An Alexandria firefighter is on paid leave after he was filmed making the “OK” hand gesture, which some consider to be a hate symbol
A new leadership program in Georgia offers a model for fostering career development
“I’m disappointed in myself in not doing what was right,” San Bernadino County Firefighter Jeff Dart said